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Pentagon and Wi-Fi Deal Reached

Posted by Hemos on from the making-things-work dept.

byteCoder writes "CNet reports that the US Military and the Wi-Fi manufacturers have struck an agreement on reducing the interference on military radars by Wi-Fi equipment. Basically, future wireless equipment will detect the presence of military radar and not transmit over the top of it. Additionally, as part of the compromise, defense officials will endorse the doubling of the number of allowed wireless frequencies--thus opening more spectrum to wireless users (as long as the FCC and Congress agree)."

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  1. Cooperation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What a novel idea.

  2. Just what I've always wanted by mfago · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... a military radar detector.

    1. Re:Just what I've always wanted by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      "You've got incoming!"

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  3. Hmm... by MrBadbar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Saddam: "I wonder how close those Americans are... I know, break out the access points!"

  4. help by jda487 · · Score: 2, Funny

    if the army takes away my wireless, how will i play America's Army online?

  5. Who wins? Not me, apparently. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will WiFi stop working if I wardrive near a police car? Will it stop working if a police car drives by my house?

    Since the cops have a speed trap right behind my house (about 30 feet from my kitchen wall), it looks like I'm going to have to cover my entire house with a Faraday cage.

    1. Re:Who wins? Not me, apparently. by sysadmn · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wouldn't it be cheaper to just put up a sign that says, "Speed Limits Enforced Via Radar, 10 yards ahead"?

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  6. Investigate Best Buy! by nick_davison · · Score: 3, Funny

    reducing the interference on military radars by Wi-Fi equipment

    Investigate Best Buy! It's kind of pathetic when all Saddam and the rest of the United States' enemies need to do is pop down to Best Buy and buy a wireless hub to protect themselves from the military might of world's largest army.

    All the Iraqi airforce needs to do now is jetison wireless hubs and GeForce FX cards and they'll be immune to both radar and heat-seeking missiles.

    What's next? CAT-5 cable found to defeat stealth technology?

  7. whole new meaning to wardriving? by nlinecomputers · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean that you'll have Iraq solders running around with Pringle's cans scouting the radar sites out for Scuds to hit?

    Note to tank drivers: If you have a circle'd W chalked on your tank you've been painted.

    INCOMEING....

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